Programme PhD Presentations 2025
13 January 2025
| Room Steyl: Graphs and Networks | |
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| 14:30–15:00 | Agnieszka Janicka, Eindhoven University of Technology
Impact of Scale-free-tailed Traffic Volumes on Highway Congestion: A Probabilistic Perspective Discussant: Dr. Jan-Pieter Dorsman |
| 15:00–15:30 | Christian Franssen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
A Swiss-army-knife regularizer for pruning of neural networks Discussant: Prof. Dr. Ilker Birbil |
| 15:30–16:00 | Maike de Jongh, University of Twente
Controlling the Ising model using spatiotemporal Markov decision theory Discussant: Dr. Odysseas Kanavetas |
| Room China: Stochastic Programming and Model Predictive Control | |
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| 14:30–15:00 | Berend Markhorst, CWI
A two-step warm start method using lazy cuts for solving large-scale stochastic mixed-integer problems Discussant: Dr. Marleen Balvert |
| 15:00–15:30 | Changrui Liu, Delft University of Technology
Towards the regret analysis of model predictive control with imperfect control inputs Discussant: Dr. Albert Schrotenboer |
| 15:30–16:00 | Alireza Shefaei, Delft University of Technology
Nested approaches for multi-stage stochastic planning problems Discussant: Prof. Dr. Ward Romeijnders |
| Room Congo: Resource Allocation and Pricing | |
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| 14:30–15:00 | Bas Verseveldt, Tilburg University
Robust pricing and stocking in a world of uncertain demand Discussant: Dr. Janusz Meylahn |
| 15:00–15:30 | Tim van Eck, Tilburg University
Robust competitive ratio for deterministic monopoly pricing Discussant: Dr. Stefan Waldherr |
| 15:30–16:00 | Mette Wagenvoort, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Policies for the generalised capacitated resupply problem Discussant: Dr. Theresia van Essen |
| Room Botswana: Vehicle Routing and Scheduling | |
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| 14:30–15:00 | Cigdem Karademir, Delft University of Technology
Two-echelon multi-trip vehicle routing problems with synchronization under delays Discussant: Dr. Rolf van Lieshout |
| 15:00–15:30 | Jedidja Lok-Visser, University of Twente
Optimizing dynamic reserved resource capacity in appointment scheduling with elective and semi-urgent patients Discussant: Dr. Antonios Antoniadis |
| 15:30–16:00 | Imko Marijnissen, Delft University of Technology
Solving scheduling using constraint programming Discussant: Dr. Bart Smeulders |
14 January 2025
| Room Steyl: Constraint Programming and Control | |
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| 14:00–14:30 | Steven Miltenburg, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Complexity of fixed order routing Discussant: Prof. Dr. Marc Uetz |
| 14:30–15:00 | Kim van den Houten, Delft University of Technology
Proactive and reactive constraint programming for stochastic project scheduling Discussant: Dr. Pieter Kleer |
| 15:00–15:30 | Maarten Flippo, Delft University of Technology
A Multi-Stage Proof Logging Framework to Certify the Correctness of CP Solvers Discussant: Dr. Matthias Walter |
| 15:30–16:00 | Francesco Cordiano, Delft University of Technology
Data-driven uncertainty discretization with probabilistic guarantees for chance-constrained optimal control Discussant: Dr. Remy Spliet |
| Room China: Maintenance, Decision Models, and Market Competition | |
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| 14:00–14:30 | Sina Shahri Majarshin, Eindhoven University of Technology
A data-driven approach to a problem of optimal replacement in maintenance Discussant: Dr. Stella Kapodistria |
| 14:30–15:00 | Poulad Moradi Shahmansouri, University of Luxembourg
Efficient asymptotics for condition-based replacement thresholds Discussant: Dr. Ahmadreza Marandi |
| 15:00–15:30 | Matthew Maat, University of Twente
Running in circles: Cycle patterns and how algorithms use them for games Discussant: Prof. Dr. Monique Laurent |
| 15:30–16:00 | Yang Li, University of Twente
Analysis of the effects of competition in business-to-peer bike sharing markets Discussant: Prof. Dr. Nelly Litvak |
| Room Congo: Energy Systems and Data-Driven Optimisation | |
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| 14:00–14:30 | Maaike Elgersma, Delft University of Technology
The art of energy system modeling: finding tight and compact models Discussant: Dr. Martin Frohn |
| 14:30–15:00 | Zhi Gao, Utrecht University
Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition of temporal resolutions in energy system optimization Discussant: Dr. Martijn van Ee |
| 15:00–15:30 | Ties Schalij, Tilburg University
Improving any heuristic via policy iteration Discussant: Dr. Nicky van Foreest |
| 15:30–16:00 | Polle Dankers, Tilburg University
Mapping post-disaster infrastructure using GPS data from relief vehicles Discussant: Dr. Anne Zander |